DOCUMENTS, PHOTOS & MAPS
EPISODE 1: The Secret Drawer
Babczuk Family Tree
The family name was changed many times upon arriving in America: Balzac, Babchick, etc.
NEW YORK DAILY MIRROR
Sept. 29, 1941
The first clue found in the secret drawer.
Abe Babchick
circ.,1928
Abe Babchick and sister
Rae Babchick Marcus
circ., 1930s
Vacationing in the Catskils
Frankie Balzak
Brother of Abe and Rae
circ., 1933
NEW YORK TIMES
Sept. 25, 1941
BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE
Sept. 25, 1941
NY HERALD TRIBUNE
Sept. 25, 1941
NY WORLD TELEGRAM
Sept. 25, 1941
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sept. 25, 1941
CENTRAL PRESS NATIONAL WIRE PHOTO
Sept. 27, 1941
EPISODE 2: Trail of Blood
NY HERALD TRIBUNE
Sept. 27, 1941
Eyewitness "Zoo" statement.
NEW YORK TIMES
Sept. 27, 1941
Eyewitness "Zoo" statement.
NEW YORK TIMES
Sept. 30, 1941
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Sept. 25, 1941
BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE
Oct. 8, 1941
Frankie's arrest
NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE
Oct. 8, 1941
Frankie's arrest
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Feb. 10, 1942
Frankie's court appearance
EPISODE 3: The War for Brownsville
Abe "Kid Twist Reles
circ. 1940
Midnight Rose's Candy Store
Murder, Inc. Headquarters in Brownsville, circ., 1938
Courtesty of NY Municpal Archives
Dubrow's Cafeteria Restaurant
1110 Eastern Parkway, circ,1940s
Abe's hangout and last place seen alive.
EPISODE 4: Trail of Blood - Part 2
NEW YORK TIMES
Feb 12, 1942
Kovner Case
NEW YORK TIMES
Oct. 29, 1941
Kovner/Bietler
MAP OF KEY INVESTIGATION LOCATIONS
EPISODE 4: The Fall Guys
MAP OF KEY INVESTIGATION LOCATIONS
NEW YORK TIMES
Oct. 29, 1941
Kovner/Bietler
NEW YORK TIMES
Feb 12, 1942
Kovner Case
EPISODE 4: Trail of Blood - Part 2
NEW YORK TIMES
Feb 12, 1942
Kovner Case
NEW YORK TIMES
Oct. 29, 1941
Kovner/Bietler
MAP OF KEY INVESTIGATION LOCATIONS
EPISODE 5: Brooklyn's Finest
William O'Dwyer
District Attorney of Brooklyn and future Mayor of New York City. Image from the Kefauver Committee Hearings, circ., 1951
Courtesty of Brooklyn
Public Library
John Harlan Amen
Special Attorney General investigating law enforcement bodies in Brooklyn, circ., 1938
Courtesty of Brooklyn
Public Library
James J. Moran
Chief Clerk,Booklyn
DAs Office, circ., 1951
Courtesty of Brooklyn
Public Library
BROOKLYN EAGLE
June 18, 1943
Top 6 Baffling Crimes
EPISODE 6: We Know Who You Are, We Saw What You Did
EPISODE 7: New York Noir
Medical Examiner Report
on Abe's body - 9/24/41
EPISODE 8: The Men Who Knew Too Much
BROOKLYN EAGLE
April 1, 1953
Announcement looking for Frankie Balzak
Leo and Mudsy
circ.,1950s
Leo, nephew of Abe & Frankie, most porbably worked for Frankie. Leo's father, Mudsy, was one of Abe's key men in the policy racket.
EPISODE 9: New York Noir Redux
Cousin Jared looks just like
Great Uncle Frankie
Photo by Jana Marcus
Midnight Rose's, 2015
Mark-the-Cop chats up the locals in front of what was Midnight Rose's in Brownsville. Eight orbs present on 2nd floor of building.
Photo by Jana Marcus.
"The Tower" in Jana's Office
Maria channeled John Harlan Amen saying those responsible were "by the tower"....the router tower was right in front of the articles on Jana's crimeboard of the men Amen investigated.
8 Orbs at Midnight Rose's - Close-Up
This was the only frame that had orbs. Before and after frames did not have this - so not sun flares or dew on lens.
Maria-the Psychic Channeling
The location of Abe's murder off Van Sinderen Avenue in East New York.
Photo by Jana Marcus
EPISODE 10: The Departed
Dumbwaiter at Lincoln Place
Mark-the-Cop investigates behind the dumbwaiter for evidence at Abe's Headquarters in Brooklyn.
Photo by Jana Marcus
EPISODE 11: Deep Dive: The Reles Connection - A new theory
Official Police Investigation into Reles Death
November 13, 1941
Courtesty of NY Municpal Archives
Timeline of Reles Death
Police notes of timeline of Reles last night. Courtesty of the NY Municpal Archives
Look Magazine (?)
Story on Reles death following Kefauver Committe Hearings, 1951. Reles pictured with William O'Dwyer. Courtesty of NY Municpal Archives
Reles Evidence from Half Moon Hotel
NY Historian Kevin Baker and Jana exam the contents of Reles' suitcase from the Half Moon Hotel - which included the bedsheets supposedly tied together for his escape. Taken at, and with courtesty of, the NY Municpal Archives.
EPISODE 12: Deep Dive: The Psychic Connection
Maria Channeling via Zoom
Blue light streaming over her head in a nanosecond as she said Abe was present.